Hydrogel/fiber optic sensor for distributed measurement of humidity and pH value

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3330, Issue , 1998, Pages 134-144

  MacLean, Alistair ^a   Michie, W Craig ^a   Pierce, S Gareth ^a   Thursby, Graham ^a   Culshaw, Brian ^a   Moran, Chris ^a   Graham, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed optical sensors; Hydrogel; Water detection

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CABLES; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; GROUNDWATER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROGELS; INSTRUMENTS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENTS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTICAL CABLES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PH; PH EFFECTS; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SWELLING; TENDONS;

DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL SENSORS; HUMIDITY LEVELS; HYDROGEL; P H VALUES; POLYMER MATERIALS; SENSOR DESIGNS; SOIL HUMIDITY; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS; SOIL TYPES; TENDON DUCTS; TIME DOMAIN (OCT); WATER DETECTION; WATER INGRESS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0037676612     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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